Schollander vs Lezak
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Lezak wins: Longevity
Schollander wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Lezak leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Anchored the greatest relay swim in history at Beijing 2008.
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Schollander | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 |
| 🇺🇸 Lezak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | SchollanderRetired | LezakRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 5 | 4 |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| World records | 22 | — |
| Golds at a single Games | 4 | — |
| Sullivan Awards | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 8 |
| World Championship golds | — | 8 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 4 |
| Relay world records | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 68 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
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